Best Local Services Companies in Florida, United States
The 159 best Local Services companies in Florida, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Papa.
Ranked: Best Local Services companies in Florida
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papa 🦄 Digital platform that connects senior members with caregivers 76Tech top 18%Funding top 25%Moat top 26%Market top 33% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 18% Fundingtop 25% Moattop 26% Markettop 33% Innovationtop 33% Producttop 35% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Customersbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 27% Tech: 64 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $244M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 9 yrs (0.9/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $244M | 56 mo ago | Series D | Andrew Parker Co-Founder & CEO | 2017 | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+37 | — |
| 2 | Peerfit Corporate wellbeing solution offering fitness, mental health, and preventative healthcare | $62M | 77 mo ago | Acquired | Ed Buckley Founder & CEO | 2011 | — | — |
| 3 | Washlava Smart laundry solutions: coinless, connected, convenient, mobile-first laundry platform | $19M | 58 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2014 | — | — |
| 4 | The Washe App App-based marketplace for on-demand car wash services | $4M | 97 mo ago | Seed | Stefan Joyal Founder | 2015 | PHPGoogle MapsNginx+14 | — |
| 5 | Jeevz Provider of professional drivers using client-owned vehicles for transportation needs | $2M | 146 mo ago | Series A | — | 2011 | SentryNode.jsGoogle Sign-in+20 | — |
| 6 | Neighborhood Fuel Online gaming platform offering innovative and engaging Miki World games | $2M | 101 mo ago | Series A | — | 2014 | — | — |
| 7 | Angle Platform Provider of photography and videography services | $1M | 85 mo ago | Seed | Valerie Lopez Co-Founder | 2017 | RubyRuby on RailsBootstrap+17 | — |
| 8 | Life Ledger Online platform for relatives of the deceased to notify companies of demise | $304K | 47 mo ago | Seed | Tremayne Pole Founder & CEO | 2000 | WordPressMySQLPHP+36 | — |
| 9 | Mariner Exchange Online platform to find boat repair professionals | $200K | 108 mo ago | Seed | Alex Nicholson Founder | 2015 | Node.jsErlangGoogle Maps+15 | — |
| 10 | Local Funeral Online funeral planning services | $135K | 184 mo ago | Deadpooled | Allan Castellanos Co-Founder | 2011 | — | — |
| 11 | Golf Fitness Magazine Online directory to find golf instructors and fitness professionals | $108K | 203 mo ago | Seed | Larry Castro Founder | 2007 | — | — |
| 12 | CheckWhatsGood Online platform curating lists of events, activities, restaurants, and social experiences | $100K | 28 mo ago | Seed | Megan Rowe Co-Founder | 2023 | TurbopackNode.jsTailwind CSS+17 | — |
Top 12 Local Services companies in Florida
#1
Papa 🦄Series D · Miami, Florida · founded 2017 · 853 employees$244.2Mraised▾
Digital platform that connects senior members with caregivers. It provides companionship and care benefits for older adults and families. Members of health plans, as well as employers who have signed up with the company, can access platforms companion care services for family members. Its caregivers use virtual means as well as in-person visits to provide care as well as services like running errands, helping with children, pets, grocery shopping, caregiving respite, transportation, and social interaction.
- Oct 2021Series D$150M
- Apr 2021Series C$60M
- Aug 2020Series B$18.2M
- Nov 2019Series A$12.6M
#2
Seed · St Petersburg, Florida · founded 2023$100Kraised▾
Online platform curating lists of events, activities, restaurants, and social experiences. The site offers listings related to social activities, weekly deals, dog-friendly outdoor spaces, kid-friendly destinations, remote working spots, and options for rainy days.
- Jan 2024Seed$100K
#3
Deadpooled · Tampa, Florida · founded 2014 · 25 employees$19.2Mraised▾
Smart laundry solutions: coinless, connected, convenient, mobile-first laundry platform. This is a technology-driven company reimagining the self-service laundry experience. They offer a mobile-first solution, eliminating the inconveniences of traditional laundry with a seamless app. The platform caters to college campuses, apartment buildings, and commercial spaces, bringing modern technology to everyday laundry needs. Users can locate available machines, reserve washers, pay securely through the app with cashless transactions, and operate units directly from their smartphones. It's a connected community, offering a user-friendly approach to laundry. The platform provides convenience, efficiency, and freedom, redefining the laundry experience with its cutting-edge mobile platform.
- Jul 2021Series A$9M
- Sep 2019Series A$5M
- May 2019Series A$837.3K
- Dec 2016Series A$1M
#4
Acquired · Tampa, Florida · founded 2011 · 54 employees$61.6Mraised▾
Corporate wellbeing solution offering fitness, mental health, and preventative healthcare. This platform provides comprehensive health and wellness benefits, featuring digital fitness content and in-person experiences. It focuses on active living, holistic wellness, and mental well-being, alongside preventative healthcare, weight loss, and rehab programs. The platform delivers fitness experiences, community support, mental health resources, condition management, and nutrition support. It is a hybrid workplace wellbeing program, offering access to a national network of in-person experiences, from local studios to big-box gyms. The solution is designed to drive behavior change and improve employee health through personalized programs addressing fitness, nutrition, mental health, sleep, stress, and care management. It serves employers, health plans, and brokers with custom-built employee wellbeing programs.
- Jan 2020Series C$10M
- Mar 2019Series C$20.3M
- Sep 2018Series B$8M
- Jul 2018Series B$8M
#5
Seed · Delray Beach, Florida · founded 2000 · 20 employees$304Kraised▾
Online platform for relatives of the deceased to notify companies of demise. It helps the users to contact all the companies connected with the deceased and allows them to inform, close, freeze or transfer all their accounts. The companies include banks, insurers, social media, pension providers, and more. They can also track the progress, directly contact the companies and upload required documents. The company also partnered with a global environmental charity to plant a tree for every death registered with them.
- Jun 2022Seed$304K
#6
Seed · Boca Raton, Florida · founded 2015 · 13 employees$4.1Mraised▾
Washe is an app-based marketplace for on-demand car wash services. Enables users to book a car wash & detailing service at their preferred place. They can also pre-schedule a car wash, rate & tip the detailer, track detailer's estimated time of arrival, GPS location, and job status through the smartphone-based app. It is available for download on both Android & iOS devices.
- May 2018Angel$3.5M
- Mar 2018Seed$600K
#7
Series A · Fort Lauderdale, Florida · founded 2011 · 45 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Provider of professional drivers using client-owned vehicles for transportation needs. The company offers services such as one-way trips, round trips, and airport transfers. Drivers are vetted, background-checked, and professionally trained. Insurance coverage is provided, supplementing existing client policies.
- Apr 2014Series A$2M
- Seed$500K
#8
Series A · Miami, Florida · founded 2014 · 19 employees$2Mraised▾
Online gaming platform offering innovative and engaging Miki World games. It presents a popular game provider, Miki World, featuring a variety of engaging and unique games. Players can enjoy interactive features and a user-friendly interface, ensuring a safe and enjoyable gaming experience. The platform offers a diverse selection of games to cater to different preferences. It focuses on providing a secure and entertaining environment for all players. The site is designed with easy-to-use features, making it simple for players to navigate and discover their favorite games. It offers interactive games, classic games, coin flip, rat race, login, and more.
- Jan 2018Series A$2M
#9
Seed · Miami, Florida · founded 2017 · 94 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Operator of a vacation photography platform intended for capturing trip memories. The company's platform connects tourists with local professional photographers through a simple booking process, allowing tourists to be candid, real, and natural in their travel photographs, and the photographers are carefully selected based on experience, professionalism, and creativity, enabling travellers to get professional vacation photos that they can treasure forever.
- May 2019Seed$1.1M
- 2018Seed—
#10
Seed · Fort Lauderdale, Florida · founded 2015$200Kraised▾
Mariner Exchange is an online marketplace enabling boat owners to book boat repair service providers. The users can search for the professionals based on the type of service required and location. The user can view profiles, compare and contact the professionals for the service.
- Jun 2017Seed$200K
#11
Deadpooled · Miami, Florida · founded 2011$135Kraised▾
Localfuneral.com is an online platform that lets families find funeral homes, memorial, cremation and burial funeral services. Users can receive quotes for funeral services from multiple funeral homes and compare funeral homes’ reviews, funeral packages, and prices. Platforms supports communication feature that lets users chat anonymously with the funeral director. Also provides the option to start a memorial fundraiser page with friends and family for financial assistance. Seems to be deadpooled. URL is being redirected to another portal which is selling handicrafts.
- Feb 2011Angel$135K
#12
Seed · Orlando, Florida · founded 2007$107.5Kraised▾
Online directory to find golf instructors and fitness professionals
- Jul 2009Seed$107.5K
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